Jobs news expected Friday

State and local leaders are expected to reveal more information about the company bringing those jobs to the area during an announcement Friday.

County and Shelby leaders report an automotive supplier is expected to locate an operation in west Shelby.

County commissioners and Shelby City Council both approved incentive packages for the company, the name of which has not yet been announced, at public hearings on Tuesday. The packages included several million dollars in incentive grants and plans for infrastructure improvements at 641 Plato Lee Road, the proposed site of the expected development.

The company is expected to bring 189 full-time jobs and $45 million in economic investment to the county during the next six years.

Only Schletter Inc., a solar-panel mounting manufacturer which announced plans for 305 jobs in August 2012, and Clearwater Paper, which announced plans for 250 jobs in June 2010, have promised more new county jobs in the past five years.

“This provides great opportunity for our economy,” County Manager Eddie Bailes said this week of the automotive announcement.

Friday's announcement is expected to be one of the biggest for jobs in the county in the past three years.

The new jobs expected to be announced Friday will pay a wage at or above the county average of about $32,000, according to the county incentive agreement.

Former county manager David Dear addressed county leaders during one of the public hearings earlier this week.

“It is an excellent company and we went to Europe six or seven times to talk with the automotive industry," Dear said. "Any community would be eager to have this industry.”

Reach Jessica Pickens at 704-669-3332 or jpickens@shelbystar.com . Follow on Twitter at @StarJPickens.

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